Senior Specialist Immunisation Practitioner

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Job summary

A leading NHS organization is seeking a part-time BCG/Hepatitis B Senior Specialist Immunisation Practitioner. In this crucial role within the community and school aged immunisation team, you will oversee vaccination programmes, ensuring high quality, accessible services within the local community. Suitable candidates should be registered nurses or healthcare professionals with experience in vaccination delivery and team management. This role provides a unique opportunity to contribute to public health while ensuring the delivery of essential immunisation services.

Benefits

Professional Development Opportunities

Supportive Work Environment

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Health Care Professional certified to administer vaccines.
• Experience with BCG and Hep B vaccinations.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of BCG/Hepatitis B immunisation programmes.
• Manage team aspects like rosters and leave requests.
• Collaborate with local healthcare providers to enhance service delivery.

Skills

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Team Leadership

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Degree in Public Health or equivalent

Registered Nurse or Midwife

Accredited Immunisation training course

Job description

Main area Immunisation Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Minimum 22.5 hours a week) Job ref 812-25-EC-CSAISESSEX-BCG-B

Employer Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Leigh on Sea Town Essex Salary £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 14/06/2025 23:59

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT) provides community-based healthcare services across the East of England with a value driven approach that is innovative, caring and agile. HCT's Community and School Aged Immunisation Service (CSAIS) works together with other stakeholders to identify eligible individuals and provide immunisations in community and school settings, as well as providing dynamic responses to disease outbreaks wherever required.

The BCG/Hep B senior specialist immunisation practitioner is a vaccinating and leadership role within the community & school aged immunisation team.

The role requires experience of delivering BCG vaccinations in addition to other routine vaccinations.

Main duties of the job

· Lead the local area team in the delivery of the BCG and Hepatitis B immunisation programmes. To support the local CSAIS team with other programmes, when required.

· To feed into service evaluations and service improvements, growing the service based on the needs to the local populations, to include other clinic based vaccination programmes, such as the under 5s.

· T o work collaboratively with the Immunisation teams to provide a service which meets the KPIs and expectations of the commissioners.

· To work with local statutory, private and voluntary providers and users to develop andpromote practice that is accessible and responsive to all sections of the local community, ensuring that servicesaretargetedtothemostvulnerablegroupsandindividualstosupportsocialinclusion.

Working for our organisation

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff

We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities

Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision

We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages

We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now

You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

RESPONSIBILITIES / ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• To work according to the national and local guidelines on immunisations
• Efficiently lead the BCG/HepB team to ensure a seamless delivery of the prgoramme
• Management will include handling roatas, roster, leave requests, sickness and all other aspects of team managment, as required
• Work closely with the BCG/Hep B EoE Clinical Lead and local CSAIS teams
• To uphold the Trust values by demonstrating flexibility, dedication and care to team members and our service users and their families
• Identify opportunities for meaningful involvement of service users and carers in relation to the development of immunisation services

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse, Midwife or other registered Health Care Professional who can administer vaccines under a national UKHSA PGD
• Evidence of post registration continuing professional development
• Degree in Public Health or equivalent.
• An accredited Immunisation training course or equivalent
• Current Registration with NMC, GPhC or HCP 02:55C and knowledge of Code of Professional Conduct

Experience

• Demonstrable post registration experience in a related area
• Excellent communication skills, and the ability to alter and choose communications appropriate to their audience.
• Experience of supervising and motivating a team

Knowledge

• In-depth knowledge of current local and national policies informing immunisation and public health Knowledge of clinical governance and its implications
• Evidence of expertise the BCG and Hep B vaccination programmes
• Knowledge of Safeguarding Children and adults
• Willingness to work across the whole range of vaccines which are available across the life course, according to the current schedule for England

Skills

• Ability to adapt quickly to changing service needs.
• Creatively problem solve and address challenges in increasing vaccination uptake.
• Support the team lead and wider leadership team
• Excellent communication and negotiating skills
• Effective interpersonal skills

Other requirements

• Willingness to uphold the Trust and NHS values
• Willingness to respond to needs across the service, including the main CSAIS programmes and geographical areas
• Eligible to live and work in the UK
• Hold a full UK driving license and have access to a car to business use

We will communicate any interview arrangements with applicants via e-mail so it is advisable that you check the email address you give on your application on a regular basis.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band. All new appointments (excluding Medical & Dental roles) are subject to a 26 week probation period.

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Applications from qualified job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications, subject to you meeting minimum criteria of the role and salary threshold. Please visit the Gov.UK website for detail.

If applicable to the role, staff are required to hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use with business insurance (unless the member of staff has a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

In submitting an application form, you authorise Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record Inter Authority Transfer process should you be appointed to the post.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.